Phuket police chief confirms search for Deep South arrivals illegally entering Phuket
Phuket police chief confirms search for Deep South arrivals illegally entering Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo has issued a statement to counter reports of ‘influential people’ from the three southern border provinces arriving in Phuket by road during the middle of the night ‒ contravening the current COVID-19 restrictions on entering the province.
Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo. Photo: PR Phuket
Under current COVID-19 restrictions, only goods delivery drivers, medical personnel and persons granted special permission are allowed to enter Phuket through the checkpoint at Tha Chatchai, the only road onto the island, between 11pm and 5am.
30 Chalong Police officers ordered to self-quarantine
30 Chalong Police officers ordered to self-quarantine
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo has played down concerns over 30 officers at Chalong Police Station being ordered to self-quarantine after it became known that two people now confirmed as infected with COVID-19 had visited the police station on April 10-11.
Chalong Police Station. Photo: The Phuket News / file
Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo played down concerns that officers qat Chalong Police Station were infected with COVID-19. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
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Maj Gen Pornsak yesterday (Apr 18) denied rumours that any officers at Chalong Police Station were infected with COVID-19.
Phuket Opinion: Paying for the COVID party fallout
Phuket Opinion: Paying for the COVID party fallout
PHUKET: Phuket is about to find out whether or not the rich and influential will be held just as accountable as anyone else for endangering public safety.
Sunday 11 April 2021, 09:30AM
Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew (centre) leads the gallery forced to face the press over the latest wave of infections at the Indoor Sports Stadium at Saphan Hin on Saturday (Apr 10). Photo: PR Phuket
Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo, Commander of the Phuket Provincial Police, on Saturday confirmed hat legal action was being taken against the operators of the three entertainment venues that hosted the mass parties last weekend: Illuzion nightclub on Bangla Rd, Shelter club also in Patong and Cafe Del Mar in Kamala.
Residents angered by police conduct, warning shot, amid neighbourhood drug arrest
Residents angered by police conduct, warning shot, amid neighbourhood drug arrest
PHUKET: Residents in the Saphan Hin community on the outskirts of Phuket Town have railed against police conduct in arresting a drug suspect, which included shoving a 64-year-old woman over after an argument over her taking photos of the arrest, and firing a warning shot into the air in the middle of a small residential street to prevent the suspect from fleeing.
Saturday 13 March 2021, 12:40PM
Ms Chamoi points to where she was sitting when the altercation with the police officer started. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
Phuket gold shops checked for security, police ramp up patrols
Phuket gold shops checked for security, police ramp up patrols
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have started inspecting gold shops in Phuket Town to ensure they have adequate security measures, and have dedicated officers to regularly patrol areas where gold shops are located.
Thursday 11 March 2021, 03:14PM
Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pol Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannu leads an inspection of a gold shop in Phuket Town yesterday (Mar 10). Photo: PR Phuket
Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pol Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannu led a team of officers to inspect several gold shops in Phuket Town yesterday (Mar 10).